Soap dispenser and support therefor



H. YOUNG SOAP DISPENSER AND SUPPORT THEREEOR Filed July 26, 1930 2 Sheets-Sheet l Dec. 6, 1932,

H. YOUNG 1,890,138

SOAP DISPENSER AND SUPPORT THEREFOR Filed July 26, 1930 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 Patented Dec. 6, 1932 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE HUGH H. YOUNG, OF BALTIMORE, MARYLAND SOAP DISPENSER AND BUPIOBT THEREFOR Application filed July 28,

which shall be of extremely simple and efficient construction so that there shall be nothing liable to get out of order or adjust- .ment; which shall be easily and quickly cleaned or sterilized; which shall be easily and quickly filled and operated; which shall be easily attachable to any existing plumbing fixtureor to a wall by means of various uncomplicated su ports or connections; which shall be an stantially unbreakable; which shall be of especial value in hospitals and medical clinics on account of the ease with which they may be kept absolutely sanitary; which shall constitute an aid to aseptic surgical technique; and which shall be capable of manufacture at a very low cost.

To the accomplishment of these objects and such others as may hereinafter appear, the various features of the present invention relate to certain devices, combinations and arrangements of parts full set forth hereinafter, the advan'ta es of w ich will be readily understood by t ose skilled in the art to which this invention pertains.

- The various features of this invention will be best understood from a consideration of the following description thereof in the light of the accompanying sheets of drawings, which illustrateseveral embodiments of the invention.

In the said drawings,

Fig. 1 is a perspective view of one form of dispensing cup and support, shown in connection with one conventional type of plumbin fixture;

ig. 2 is a sectional view along line 22 of Fig. 1, the dispensing cup being removed,

' Fig. 3 is a sectional view along line 3-3 of Fig. 1.

Fig. 4 is an elevational showing'a second form of dispensing cup, supporting pivot, and a coacting plumbing fixture;

Fig. 5 is an elevation of the hinged cover.

1930. Serial No. 470,953.

Fig. 6 is a sectional view along line 66 of Fig. 4, the dispensing cup being removed. Fig. 7 is a view similar to Fig. 4, but showing modified forms of dispensing cup, supporting bracket, and plumbing fixture.

Fig. 8 is a plan view of the clamping bracket shown in Fig. 7.

Fig. 9 is a view, partly in section and partly in elevation, showing the construction of the end of the clamping bracket. 7

Fig. 10 is a sectional view taken along line 10-'l0 of Fig. 8.

Referring first to Fig. 1 of the drawings, reference numeral 1 indicates a water-outlet plumbing fixture of conventional type. It is obvious, of course, that any type of fixture of the character illiSllIfld may be utilized. Protruding laterally from the upper art of the said fixture 1 may conveniently e disposed the pivot 2. The said pivot 2 may preferably comprise a main cylindrical body portion (see Fig. 2) and a reduced journal portion 3 at one side of the body portion. Protruding from one end of the body portion may be reduced threaded concentric extension 4. A pin 5 extends radially from the journal 3 adjacent the free end thereof.

The pivot 2 may be connected to the fixture 1, as shown in Fig. 2, by threading extension 4 into a coacting threaded opening in the fixture. A washer 6, of any desirable material,

may preferably be disposed between the pivot bo y and the adjacent plumbing fixture 1.

Pendulously supported by the pivot 2 upon its journal portion 3 is a dispensing cup 7. 5 The said cup 7 may be of an convenient or desirable shape, and prefera ly comprises a cylindrical body 8 closed at each end. The top 9 of the dispensing cup 7 is provided with an unobstructed and valveless outlet spout 10, as illustrated, and a filling opening 1]. The said filling opening 11 may conveniently be formed by cutting away a segment of the to 9; I llxtending from the rear (or inside) of the cup 7 at the top thereof is the perforated lug 12 which forms a sort of ear by which the dispensing cup may be conveniently suspended. The lug or car 12 is substantially coextensive with the journal 3, which is rc- 106 ceived in the journal opening of the former.

To securely keep the dispensing cup 7 in place upon its pivot 2, the journal 4 of the latter has radially extending therefrom adjacent its free end, the pin or lug 5. The interior surface of ear 12 is formed with a bayonet slot 13, 14, as clearly shown in Fig. 3, adapted to coact with pin 5. By bringing portion 13 of the bayonet slot into registry with the pin, the cup 7 may he slid onto journal 3. In the normally pendant position of cup 7, pin 5 is lodged in portion 14 of the bayonet slot but out of registry with portion 13, whereby the cup is free to swing about the pivot but is securely kept in place thereon.

As is evident from Fig. 1 of the drawings, the cup 7 may be readily tilted by slight pressure of the hand so that the contents thereofsuch as liquid soapwill be freely dispensed from the open outlet or spout 10. Upon removal of the tilting force, the cup 7 will resume its normal position (shown in Fig. 1).

The dispensing cup 7 may assume a number of modified forms, such as are shown by way of example in Figs. 4 and 7. The form shown in Fig. 1 has the advantage that the contents of the cup may be easily ins ected, and the condition and amount thereo readily noted.

In the modification illustrated in Fig. 4, the opening 11 (of Fig. 1) is covered by the fiip cover 15, which is hingedly connected to the top 9, as shown. The car 12, in this modification, is shaped to coact with a journal portion 3 of'relatively reduced width, the remainder of the portion 3' functioning to pivotally receive the eyes 16 of the -cover 15. It is obvious that either form of car may be used with any particular form of dispensing cup 7.

To inspect the contents of the cup 7, in this modification, the closure 15 is merely flipped backwardly about the journal 3', thereby uncovering the filling and inspecting opening 11.

In Fig. 7, the filling opening is circular in form, and may be conveniently closed by closure 17, which may be screw-threadedly connected to the top 9, or a bayonet-slot type of joint may be utilized.

In the modification illustrated in Fi 4, a second form 1 of conventional plum ing fixture is shown. Extending upwardly from the said fixture, and suitably fastened thereto, is the gibbet-like standard 18 which terminates in the journal portion 3'. The free end of portion 3 is formed with a reduced concentric threaded extension adapted to re-' water outlet 20. The connector comprises the two-part clamp 21 connected by bolts, screws or the like 22, and ada ted to embrace a plumbing fixture, such as xture 20. The reduced body portion of the clamp has securely fixed thereto, as by sweat solderin a sleeve 23 which culminates in a still furt er reduced j ournal'3.

Means are provided to securely keep cup 7 operatively in place upon the ournal. As shown in Figs. 7, 8 and 9, this means may take the form of a button-shaped head 24 of a Width slightly less than the width of the journal 3", so that the cup 7 may be slipped there over and onto the journal. Normall the head assumes the position shown in ig. 9, preventing the ear 12 which may be journaled on the portion 3" from moving ofl therefrom. The journal portion 3" is slotted as at 25. Extending inwardly from the head 24 and through the slot 25 is the spring rod 26. The innermost end of the latter is suitably secured to the body of the clamp 21. Because of the springy character of the rod 26, the head 24 is yieldably held in place adjacent the free end of journal 3".

\Vhile I have illustrated and described'several particular embodiments of my invention, it will be understood that these are merely exemplary and that various structural modifications may be made therein without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention as set forth in the appended claims.

I claim as my-invention:

1. In a dispensing device including a journal and a receptacle swingabl supported thereon, means on said journal holding said receptacle against relative longitudinal movement with respect to the journal except in a predetermined position of said device, while permitting unlimited relative rotary movement.

2. The combination set forth in claim 1, said means com rising a pin extending radially from said ournal and a bayonet slot in the interior surface of said ear.

HUGH H. YOUNG.

ceive the knurled nut 19 to securely hold the v cup 7 swingably in place.

In Fig. 7, a further modification of pivot, connector, and plumbing fixture is shown. The latter comprises the vertically extending 

